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4 Companies Win Spots on $69M USMC Vehicle Test, Evaluation Contract

Four companies have won spots on a potential 10-year, $69 million contract to test and evaluate amphibious and ground combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps. MCSC, which functions as the acquisition unit of the U.S. Marine Corps, received seven offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering support services to the Marine Corps Systems Command […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 20, 2021, 11:37 am
in Industry News, News, Space

L3Harris Completes Expansion in Indiana to Support Satellite Programs; Ed Zoiss Quoted

L3Harris Technologies has announced the expansion of its missile defense satellite workforce and asset at its Fort Wayne campus in Indiana to address the Department of Defense’s growing need for resilient spacecraft. The now 150,000-foot classified campus will host engineering, integration, testing and program management in support of satellite programs and U.S. missile defense efforts, […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 17, 2021, 11:39 am
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Military Vets John Abizaid, Robert Schmidle Join Epirus Advisory Board
in Contract Awards, News, Space

Kratos Gets DOD Funding to Prototype Space Situational Awareness Infrastructure; Frank Backes Quoted

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a $2.8 million Department of Defense funding for prototype development effort aimed at providing commanders with quick access to space-related situational awareness data. The San Diego, California-based company said it will prototype a system for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force’s Unified Data Library by working on […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 13, 2021, 11:42 am
in Industry News, News

Carahsoft Adds Wasabi Technologies’ Cloud Storage to Government Offerings

Federal, state and local government agencies may now avail Wasabi Technologies‘ cloud storage platform through several contracting vehicles held by the information technology service management company’s partner, Carahsoft Technology. Carahsoft is offering the Wasabi product through its National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint, U.S. Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2, NASA Solution […] More

by Nichols Martin September 7, 2021, 11:39 am
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Accenture Federal Arm to Support DOD Warehouse Utilization Project

Accenture‘s federal arm has secured a potential $22.5 million from Washington Headquarters Services to provide warehouse utilization services to the Department of Defense. DOD said Friday it aims to increase the use of storage space in department-operated warehouses up to 75 percent and save more than $575 million through the initiative. Under the one-year base […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 7, 2021, 11:33 am
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Industry Experts: Multi-Vendor Cloud Program Gives DOD Fresh Start

Several industry leaders and observers agree that the Department of Defense’s move to replace its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract with a multi-award procurement vehicle represents a fresh start to address its evolving technology requirements, the National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Alex Rossino, an advisory research analyst on Deltek‘s federal market analysis team, told […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 30, 2021, 11:49 am
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Peraton Secures $979M Task Order to Help USCENTCOM Boost Info Operations Function; Tom Afferton Quoted

Peraton has been awarded a potential five-year, $979 million task order to help the Department of Defense, U.S. Central Command and its partners gain operational edge in information systems and strengthen national security. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company will provide operational planning, implementation and assessment services and boost the coordination and information-related capabilities of USCENTCOM and […] More

by Carol Collins August 11, 2021, 11:49 am
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Federated Wireless Helps DOD Pilot 5G Network for Military Logistics; Sal D’Itri Quoted
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Security Vets Victorino Mercado, Karen Plonty Join Momentus’ Leadership Team

Momentus has added former Department of Defense executive Victorino Mercado to the company’s board as security director and appointed communications technology professional Karen Plonty as chief security officer. Both executives will drive Momentus’ implementation of operational security programs and oversee its compliance with a national security agreement with DOD and the Department of the Treasury, […] More

by Nichols Martin July 29, 2021, 11:48 am
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ExecutiveBiz Events To Host A Conversation with Author Joshua Frank On Aug. 26th

At first glance, the world of government contracting may seem like an unnavigable and tangled web of task orders, contract awards and vehicles granted from mysterious government organizations that only the biggest companies can win. In actuality, a deep understanding of the government’s priorities and rules governing the GovCon sector enables a firm of any […] More

by William McCormick July 16, 2021, 11:56 am
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Former CISA Exec Rick Driggers Named Critical Infrastructure Cyber Lead for Accenture’s Federal Arm

Accenture has appointed Rick Driggers, a cybersecurity expert and former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency executive, as critical infrastructure cyber lead for the company’s federal business. Driggers brings to Accenture Federal Service over three decades of federal government and military experience and will support development of cybersecurity offerings designed to safeguard critical infrastructure, the company said Wednesday. […] More

by William McCormick July 14, 2021, 11:57 am